PURPOSE A novel nomogram using the RENAL ([R]adius maximal diameter in cm, [E]xophytic/endophytic properties, [N]earness of the tumor to the collecting system or sinus in mm, [A]nterior/Posterior, [L]ocation relative to the polar lines and [H]ilar) nephrometry score was developed to predict high grade renal cell carcinoma. It showed good performance in internal evaluation. We externally validat...

A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a self-organized cooperative network that works without any permanent infrastructure. This infrastructure less design makes it complex compared to other wireless networks. Lot of attacks and misbehavior obstruct the growth and implementation. The majority of attacks and misbehavior can be handled by existing protocols. But, these protocols reduce the total str...

Abstract Academics worry grade inflation lowers standards; whereas, employers are concerned grades may not distinguish students’ abilities. These concerns dismissed if higher reflect improved academic achievement and inflation. Potential is examined using data from 17,696 classes between 1985 2019 in the College of Agriculture Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Evidence systemic increas...

In this study, we examined the effect of diaphragmatic peritoneal lymphatic function on the formation of peritoneal adhesions. A two phased design was used in fifty-two Wistar albino female rats. In the first phase (n = 12), the effects of diaphragmatic peritoneum damage model on the cecum and the terminal ileum were evaluated. In the second phase, the rats (n = 40) were divided into two equal ...

To enhance the certainty of the grade block model, it is necessary to increase the number of exploratory drillholes and collect more data from the deposit. The inputs of the process of locating these additional drillholes include the variogram model parameters, locations of the samples taken from the initial drillholes, and the geological block model. The uncertainties of these inputs will lead...

blown bitumen (110/10) was mixed with heavy vacuum slops (h.v.s), 60/70 penetration grade bitumen and recycled isotactic polypropylene (ipp) at different levels. the resulting resins were used to impregnate non-woven poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers to form composites. the modulus and penetration grade of the resulting bituminous resins were determined. it was found that these bituminous res...

This work aims at figuring out the spatial relationships between the geophysical and geological models in a case study pertaining to copper-sulfide mineralization through an integrated 3D analysis of favorable target. The Ghalandar Skarn-Porphyry Cu Deposit, which is located in NW Iran, is selected for this research work. Three geophysical surveys of direct current electrical resistivity and in...

The categorization of intraductal proliferative lesions of the breast based on routine light microscopic examination of histopathologic sections is in many cases challenging, even for experienced pathologists. The development of computational tools to aid pathologists in the characterization of these lesions would have great diagnostic and clinical value. As a first step to address this issue, ...